CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. -
A DeKalb County police captain, facing charges in a series of thefts, was released on bond on Tuesday. During a court appearance, a judge granted Captain Suzanne Kaulbach a $10,000 bond.
Kaulbach was charged in connection with a series of thefts in Clayton County on Monday. Police seized items from a home belonging to Kaulbach back in May. A Clayton County judge ordered Kaulbach to jail after a hearing on Monday. She was charged with two felonies: theft by receiving, as well as possession of a jon boat with no hull identification number.
Her attorney, Ricky Morris, Jr., says his client was crying and very upset about the overnight stay in jail. He says she is innocent of the theft by receiving stolen property charges.
Kaulbach told the court on Monday that she didn't realize that her partner's 17-year-old son had stolen the items from neighbors.
"I wouldn't have bought tires for one of them if I had thought it was stolen and I wouldn't have left them on the property if I thought they were stolen," Kaulbach said.
Clayton County District Attorney Tracy Lawson said that Kaulbach had the responsibility to dig deeper, especially after a Clayton County police officer told the captain that he suspected the jon boat was stolen.
Kaulbach's attorney was angered by the charges.
"I think there is some type of vendetta about their sexual orientation in this neighborhood where they live. With an old established neighborhood, they don't like these two ladies moving in their neighborhood with a different lifestyle," said Morris.
Asked if he thought this was a case of discrimination, Morris replied, "I do and I intend to prove it."
Lawson responded to Morris' allegation of discrimination by saying, "There is nothing more preposterous. That doesn't even merit an answer. That's ridiculous."
Kaulbach could be released from jail late on Tuesday afternoon.
During her appearance in court on Tuesday, Captain Suzanne Kaulbach was granted a $10,000 bond.
